Texas Directories
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Online Resources
- Texas Online Historical Directories - listed by county
- Texas City Directories
History
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. These often list all the adult residents of a city or an area. They are similar to modern telephone books. Beside addresses and occupations, they may also give locations of streets and voting districts which will help you locate other records.
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Utah. Some directories cover several cities.
Resources for Texas Directories
Libraries and Archives
Directories Online
- Fold3.com ($) has Dallas City Directories 1878-1923 (8 yrs. missing) available online.
- Ancestry.com ($) has Texas directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
The FamilySearch Library
The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Texas including:
Dallas
1875-1935 FS Library film 1376774
1916, 1918, 1960, 1964 etc. FamilySearch Library book 976.42812 E4pj
Galveston
1856-1991 FS Library film 6043923
1971, 1982 FS Library book 976.4139/G1 E4p
Fort Worth
1877-1994 FS Library film 1376877
1941, 1960, 1965, 1970 etc. FS Library book 976.453 E4pm
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
- TEXAS, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
- TEXAS, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
Websites
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Cyndi's List City Directories
- US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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